FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz.,--On the 4th of July, 2022, the City of Sierra Vista held its annual Independence Day celebration at Veterans Memorial Park. Invited to be this year’s guest speaker was Maj. Gen. Chris Eubank, Commanding General for the Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM).
General Eubank addressed local government and military representatives along with a crowd of more than 300 spectators during his opening remarks.
In addition, members of Fort Huachuca’s Color Guard opened this year’s ceremony by presenting the colors, followed by the 4th Cavalry, B Troop, who delivered the 4th of July proclamation to the Mayor of Sierra Vista, Mayor Rick Mueller.
In his remarks, General Eubank, reminded everyone on the importance of celebrating American Independence and what it costs to sustain our freedom.
“We have a responsibility to make our communities better places to live and work, and volunteer and give back to our communities,” said Eubank.
“This is part of what it means to be an American, and it’s why we celebrate Independence Day.”
“Freedom, as the saying goes, isn’t free. It costs money, it costs lives, and it costs time. The United States – our great nation – did not become what we are in one day, one month or one year. It took more than two centuries of effort and hard work to get to where we are today,” said Eubank.
The ceremony concluded with the Fort Huachuca Select Honor Guard firing a 50 round cannonade honoring every state of the union, along with a military dual sortie jet-aircraft fly-over. The Independence Day event was sponsored by the Sierra Vista Rotary Club, in conjunction with the Fort Huachuca and Sierra Vista communities.
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